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this snake was stopping traffic. Several cars watched me photograph this handsome serpent, and when we left he was still right there. (april '05 Brewtser county, Texas)

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Herp Conservation Unlimited
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Photography by Joseph E. Forks
Captive Bred Locality Matched Desert Kingsnakes

Those are some great shots Joe! They look like post cards. Thanks.
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Jeremy Pierce
Shade Tree Exotics
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Beautiful snake! I love that last shot.

Dan

Thise are some nice photos Joe....I had to make that last one my background on my computer. I'm loving a lot of these natural intergrades that have been posted lately. There are some great looking animals that locality nuts like me find very intereting. People mainly focus on the "pure" forms but some of the animals found in these transition zones are nice. For example, all of the variations found in the west Texas area, the intergrades of mugitus and lodingi found in AL, and in SC there are some wonderful looking animals that are intermediates between melanoleucas and mugitus and they're are many others.

Scott John Reptiles

I love the second to last (close-up) shot. Man, that snake is gorgeous! Great shots, Joe. Definitely post card quality.

reako45

Man, I need to get out to west Texas so I can see some of these in their natural habitat! I live in TX and still have not made it out there yet!!!
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Genesis 1:1

Wow! If a sight like that on a road doesn't get you going, well then I don't want to know you. Great natural pose.

Scott......

Sweet animals in that area. I love the field photos.
Thanks for sharing.
Jason

Thanks, Joe. Those photos really made my day. Nothing like seeing a beautiful snake on a beautiful day in the Pecos.

Dusty R.
Link

I'm glad all of you appreciate Pituophis. They are common in west Texas and I think because of that sometimes they don't get the respect they deserve (present company excluded).

Bullsnake, Medina county, Texas March 2005

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Herp Conservation Unlimited
Mexicana Group Directory
Photography by Joseph E. Forks
Captive Bred Locality Matched Desert Kingsnakes

you da man, Joe! If you would show a tenth of your herp photos we would have to quit our jobs just to view them all!

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Todd Hughes